Banding

I started making banding several years ago. Every once in a while I get an idea or a bunch of scraps and start gluing wood together. The one that looks like a railroad tracks is made from cutoffs from making tenons! The “S” one was a design I saw at a museum and tried to figure out how did they do that? These are mostly fun and a nice break from regular construction.

Your “S” banding is also known as lunette banding … A traditional federal banding used by old masters such as the Seymour’s. It is a difficult one to make until after you’ve figured out how it is done… Did you try sand tinting your plugs? That will give it the shaded “moon” feel.. Very nice.

Didn’t know the history of the lunette pattern, thanks! I want to try it doing it again with the shading. That sounds really cool. This one is 3/4 inch wide, which is too big for a lot of applications. The next one will be smaller.